FrontWars io is a real-time multiplayer territory strategy where dozens of players and AI nations expand on the same map. You start with a tiny piece of land, manage troops and gold, then try to control 72% of the map.

How to play

Expansion looks easy at first: attack nearby neutral land and your borders grow. The catch is that every attack sends part of your troops away, so a wild rush can leave the rest of your country almost open. FrontWars io also splits population between troops and workers. Troops attack and defend, while workers generate gold for your build.

Gold goes into cities, factories, ports, defense posts and other structures. Cities raise the population limit, defense posts strengthen nearby borders, while ports open trade and naval options. Alliances are useful because players can share troops and gold, though they can also break the deal later. Lowkey, watching the map and choosing when not to attack matters just as much as expanding.

Tips

• Do not send too many troops while your borders are exposed
• Use cities when your population is getting close to its limit
• Build ports near water to unlock trade and warships
• Defense posts are most useful near important borders

Controls

• WASD to move the camera
• Q / E to zoom out or in
• C to center the camera
• Space to switch map view
• Shift + click to attack
• Ctrl + click to open build menu
• Alt + click to open emote menu
• Mouse wheel click to auto-upgrade nearest building
• T / Y to decrease or increase attack ratio
• B for boat attack
• G for ground attack
• 1-0 to select buildings and special units